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Newton, city, Middlesex county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Charles River just west of Boston and comprises several villages, including Auburndale, Newton Centre, Newton Upper Falls, Newtonville, Nonantum, Waban, and the northern part of Chestnut Hill (shared with Brookline).

Settled in 1630, it was part of Cambridge until separately incorporated as New Towne in 1688; it adopted its present name in 1691. Newton developed early milling and forge industries at the upper and lower falls of the Charles River. Suburban growth was stimulated by completion of the Boston and Worcester Railroad in 1834 and the building of the Charles River Railroad in the mid-19th century. Most employment is now provided by services (including higher education and health care) and trade.

The city is noted for its educational institutions, being the home of Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School (1807), Lasell University (1851), and the Mount Ida Campus (1899) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Chestnut Hill is the site of Boston College (1863). The Jackson Homestead (1809) houses a museum and the offices of Historic Newton, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Newton’s history. Recreational sites include the Charles River Reservation and the Webster Conservation Area. Inc. city, 1873. Pop. (2000) 83,829; Cambridge-Newton-Framingham Metro Division, 1,465,396; (2010) 85,146; Cambridge-Newton-Framingham Metro Division, 1,503,085.

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